topotoolbox.load_dem

topotoolbox.load_dem(dem: str, cache: bool = True) → GridObject

Downloads a DEM from the TopoToolbox/DEMs repository. Find possible names by using ‘get_dem_names()’.

Parameters:

• dem (str) – Name of the DEM to be downloaded.

• cache (bool, optional) – If true, the DEM will be cached. Defaults to True.

Returns:

A GridObject generated from the downloaded DEM.

Return type:

GridObject

Example

>>> import topotoolbox
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>>> dem = topotoolbox.load_dem('taiwan')
>>> _= dem.plot(cmap='terrain')
>>> plt.show()

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